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The taxation of trade routes is in dispute and turmoil has engulfed our Republic.

But there is a new hope. We must band together and resist the dark side.

Do or do not. There is no try. #StarWarsDay
May 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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April 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.

Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters

Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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During Trump's first term, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara took DOJ independence seriously enough to be fired rather than accept a *phone* call from him.

Now, Trump delivers a campaign-style speech at Main Justice, run by his ex-lawyers.
March 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Jay Kuo: “Now, let’s be clear. This is a choice of two evils. Nobody in the party wants a shutdown, and many will work hard to avoid being blamed for it. But remember the first rule when fighting fascism: Never comply in advance.“
I don’t often tear into the Democrats. But I have to call them out when they’re about to go with their worst political instincts. My write-up on the possible Senate Democratic capitulation: open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
March 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I don’t often tear into the Democrats. But I have to call them out when they’re about to go with their worst political instincts. My write-up on the possible Senate Democratic capitulation: open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
March 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice." ~ Tom Robbins
February 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️
February 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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This is how it’s done. Dr. Jack Turban is resigning after the NCAA announced it is banning transgender athletes from women’s sports.
February 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Kristoff: “To billionaires in the White House, it may seem like a game. But to anyone with a heart, it’s about children’s lives and our own security, and what’s unfolding is sickening.”
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
‘People are saying…“They got the passwords to the payments system….” When they should be [saying]: “They illegally broke into a secure facility…hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and U.S. businesses, destroyed property…cut off resources for sick and hungry families and fired Americans….”‘
While people dither about how to cover the coup, it's, uh, happening
And Lara Trump gets a new gig that she's super qualified for
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM